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Speaking of Psychology

Understanding medical marijuana, CBD and more, with Ziva Cooper, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3781 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Over the past few years, the number and variety of cannabis products legally available to American consumers has soared. Ziva Cooper, PhD, of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids, talks about how researchers are exploring both the potential health benefits and the risks of marijuana, CBD and more, aiming to make sure that the science keeps up with policy changes and the evolving marketplace. Links Ziva Cooper, PhD Speaking of Psychology Home Page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Over the past few years, the number and variety of cannabis products available to American consumers has soared.

0:36.2

Recreational marijuana use is now legal in 19 states and the

0:39.8

District of Columbia, and it has been decriminalized in 12 others. Medical marijuana use is legal

0:46.3

in 37 states plus DC. Meanwhile, other cannabis products such as CBD and CBG are available in oils, candies,

0:57.0

lotions, and myriad other products sold everywhere from dispensaries to gas stations.

1:03.0

Americans are taking advantage of this new availability.

1:06.0

An August Gallup poll found that 16% of adults currently smoke marijuana, up from 11% in 2013,

1:13.6

and 14% say they consume marijuana edibles.

1:18.6

Amid this rapidly changing landscape, researchers are exploring both the risks and the potential

1:23.6

health benefits of cannabis, aiming to make sure that the science catches up to the policy

1:28.6

changes and the marketplace.

1:31.1

So what are cannabinoids and how do they act on our brain and body?

1:36.1

What are the differences among THC, CBD, CBG, and the other cannabinoids on the market?

1:43.5

What potential do cannabinoids have to help treat anxiety, ease pain, and address a long list of other maladies?

1:51.0

And on the risk side, is marijuana dangerous? Is it addictive?

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